The visitor season
Peak season, nationally.
August records 100% of August's overnight stays. 21 of 22 regions are in peak season against their own year. This measures overnight demand, not queues or day-trippers.
A good place. At the right time.
France
in August.
Is August a good time?
All 22 scored regions rate very good or better for weather.
National overnight stays are 100% of the August peak.
- Regional afternoon highs
- 74–88°F
- Very good weather
- 22 / 22 regions
Similar weather scores do not mean similar visitor seasons or hotel prices across regions.
Find your August baseBased on 22 statistical regions. Typical conditions, not a forecast for individual towns.
One month. 22 possibilities.
Choose your August base.
The useful differences, side by side. Open a region for its full month guide.
What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Trip focus
Overall scores use the Balanced mix. Choose a different priority to order the regions by that mix.
BeachFrench Riviera & ProvenceNice · Marseille · Cannes · Avignon · Saint-TropezRead the August guide ↗
Overall7.2/10#6 month here · Balanced
Weather10.0/10Excellent87°F afternoons · 2 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
BeachCorsicaAjaccio · BonifacioRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.9/10#7 month here · Balanced
Weather10.0/10Excellent86°F afternoons · 2 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
BeachLanguedoc-RoussillonMontpellier · Carcassonne · NîmesRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.6/10#7 month here · Balanced
Weather9.5/10Excellent88°F afternoons · 4 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CityParis & aroundParis · Versailles · Disneyland ParisRead the August guide ↗
Overall8.0/10#1 month here · Balanced
Weather9.0/10Excellent79°F afternoons · 7 rain days
Visitor seasonSteady all yearsimilar all yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CountrysideLoire Valley & CentreLoire châteaux · Tours · OrléansRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.8/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather9.0/10Excellent80°F afternoons · 5 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CountrysidePicardyAmiensRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.8/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather9.0/10Excellent77°F afternoons · 8 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CountrysidePoitou-CharentesLa Rochelle · Île de RéRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.4/10#9 month here · Balanced
Weather8.9/10Very good81°F afternoons · 5 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
BeachBordeaux & the Atlantic coastBordeaux · Biarritz · ArcachonRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.3/10#7 month here · Balanced
Weather8.9/10Very good84°F afternoons · 6 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CountrysideChampagneReims · ÉpernayRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.8/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather8.8/10Very good78°F afternoons · 8 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CountrysideLorraineNancy · MetzRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.7/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather8.8/10Very good78°F afternoons · 8 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
MountainsAuvergneClermont-FerrandRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.5/10#11 month here · Balanced
Weather8.8/10Very good80°F afternoons · 8 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CountrysideLimousinLimogesRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.4/10#11 month here · Balanced
Weather8.8/10Very good80°F afternoons · 7 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
BeachNantes & Pays de la LoireNantesRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.3/10#6 month here · Balanced
Weather8.7/10Very good78°F afternoons · 5 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CountrysideBurgundyDijon · BeauneRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.6/10#10 month here · Balanced
Weather8.6/10Very good81°F afternoons · 7 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
MountainsFranche-Comté & the JuraBesançonRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.3/10#10 month here · Balanced
Weather8.5/10Very good79°F afternoons · 9 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CountrysideAlsaceStrasbourg · ColmarRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.6/10#8 month here · Balanced
Weather8.3/10Very good80°F afternoons · 9 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CityLyon & the French AlpsLyon · Chamonix · Annecy · CourchevelRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.5/10#7 month here · Balanced
Weather8.3/10Very good83°F afternoons · 6 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
CountrysideToulouse & the PyreneesToulouse · LourdesRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.2/10#12 month here · Balanced
Weather8.0/10Very good85°F afternoons · 5 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
BeachLille & the north coastLilleRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.4/10#3 month here · Balanced
Weather7.9/10Very good75°F afternoons · 10 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearLower price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
BeachBrittanySaint-Malo · RennesRead the August guide ↗
Overall5.9/10#6 month here · Balanced
Weather7.9/10Very good74°F afternoons · 7 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
BeachEastern NormandyRouen · Étretat · GivernyRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.2/10#4 month here · Balanced
Weather7.8/10Very good75°F afternoons · 8 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearNear usual price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
BeachWestern NormandyMont-Saint-Michel · D-Day beaches · CaenRead the August guide ↗
Overall6.0/10#4 month here · Balanced
Weather7.8/10Very good74°F afternoons · 8 rain days
Visitor seasonPeak seasonvs its own yearHigher price seasonhistorical estimated seasonal pattern; national price level
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Cost words compare a published regional accommodation level with France's typical level, or describe a region's price season against its own year. The Cost score still uses France's price level on the Europe scale; where regional money levels are unavailable, a cheaper season does not establish which region has the cheapest rooms.
What goes into the scores?
Overall combines weather, crowds and cost. It is not a weather rating. By default, the list ranks weather first and shows Balanced Overall scores (50% weather, 30% crowds, 20% cost). Other priorities order it by your Overall mix. Missing cost is excluded and the available parts are reweighted.
Visitor season compares each region with its own year. A higher crowd score does not establish which place has fewer people in absolute terms. Regions cover whole statistical areas; open a guide for its geographic scope. Read the scoring method.
Weather across the country
August weather & packing.
Regional averages vary; check a forecast closer to your trip.
- Typical afternoons
- 74–88°F
- Typical nights
- 55–70°F
- Rain days
- 2–10 days
Ranges span available regional monthly averages, not daily extremes. A dash means a measurement is unavailable or withheld; individual guides explain the gaps.
What to bring.
Languedoc-Roussillon: afternoons around 88°F (31°C): summer clothes; nights around 64°F (18°C): light layers. Brittany: afternoons around 74°F (23°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 55°F (13°C): a sweater and a light jacket.
Weather, region by region Afternoons, nights, rain & weather
| Region | Afternoon | Night | Rain days | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Riviera & Provence | 87°F | 65°F | 2 | excellent |
| Corsica | 86°F | 70°F | 2 | excellent |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | 88°F | 64°F | 4 | excellent |
| Paris & around | 79°F | 57°F | 7 | excellent |
| Loire Valley & Centre | 80°F | 57°F | 5 | excellent |
| Picardy | 77°F | 56°F | 8 | excellent |
| Poitou-Charentes | 81°F | 58°F | 5 | very good |
| Bordeaux & the Atlantic coast | 84°F | 60°F | 6 | very good |
| Champagne | 78°F | 57°F | 8 | very good |
| Lorraine | 78°F | 56°F | 8 | very good |
| Auvergne | 80°F | 56°F | 8 | very good |
| Limousin | 80°F | 57°F | 7 | very good |
| Nantes & Pays de la Loire | 78°F | 57°F | 5 | very good |
| Burgundy | 81°F | 58°F | 7 | very good |
| Franche-Comté & the Jura | 79°F | 58°F | 9 | very good |
| Alsace | 80°F | 58°F | 9 | very good |
| Lyon & the French Alps | 83°F | 59°F | 6 | very good |
| Toulouse & the Pyrenees | 85°F | 61°F | 5 | very good |
| Lille & the north coast | 75°F | 56°F | 10 | very good |
| Brittany | 74°F | 55°F | 7 | very good |
| Eastern Normandy | 75°F | 56°F | 8 | very good |
| Western Normandy | 74°F | 55°F | 8 | very good |
Before you go
Check the trip details.
Hotel prices
A little above usual.
+6% on France's historical national hotel-price index, versus its usual month in 2024–2025. This describes a price season, not a live room quote.
The national index cannot tell you which region has the cheapest rooms.
Thinking about the coast?
Check the water, too.
Among beach-focused regions, the warmest measured seas this month are Corsica (79°F), French Riviera & Provence (75°F), Languedoc-Roussillon (73°F). Sea temperature is one part of a beach trip; open a region for weather and seasonal closures.
Events & holiday dates Check the year against your trip
Holidays: Public holidays: 15 Aug Assumption Day. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
Same country. A different chapter.
Dates still up in the air?
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How we know Sources, scope & limitations
Each row is a statistical region (NUTS 2); open it for the full month, the sources and what moving your dates would change. National lines are built from the regions: season is France's total tourist nights this month against its busiest month (Eurostat, primarily 2024–2025; earlier published years where needed); weather counts regions whose displayed Weather score is at least 7.0/10 (very good or better) rather than averaging across the country; visitors ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions (for a region) or the other countries (for France) that month.
A regional accommodation level is shown only where publishable money data exists; elsewhere the cost words describe a regional season against its own year, and the score starts from the national price level. Separately, France's 2024 restaurants-and-hotels level is above EU average (110 where the EU average is 100). Full method.